MapleStory Game Guide

Thieves are a class that either uses throwing stars to attack enemies, which is ranged combat, or uses daggers to quickly attack multiple times up close. This is the only class that has the choice of close or far-ranged combat. Here are advantages and disadvantages of the thieves: 

Pros

• A Thief can execute extremely fast attacks.
• They can use range or melee attack, making them quite versatile when it comes to attacking their enemies.
• Thieves have the ability to execute jump attacks easily comparing to other classes.
• They possess high accuracy and avoidability.

• A Thief has low HP and Defence level.
• Dagger thieves will take a while to level their characters.
• Assassins will cost a lot of mesos to operate.
• Thieves are very abundant.

Thieves enjoy a decent amount of dexterity and power, and considered to be very “Lucky”. They are also very good at hiding and in sneak attacks, which he is able to put to good use in battles. The primary weapons are daggers and claws. As for special skills, not surprisingly, it is stealing and the ability to move surreptitiously.

For each level you gain, it is important to remember to add Ability Points. For each level, you obtain 5 ability points. After creating your character, add to DEX every point until it gets to 25. Then, put the rest you receive, until level 10, into LUK. Even if you see that your damage is very poor, do not add points into STR. If you are going to be a STR Bandit, not yet. But in general, your DEX should have twice the points of your level and the rest of the gained points go to LUK.

Thieves are based in Kerning City. Kerning City is located in the western region of Victoria Island. Here you can buy some thief's specific items and also get your job advancements.

After you have trained to the level 10, get a white Taxi to the Kerning City for 80 - 120 mesos (very cheap discount price for Beginners only). Enter the Jazz Bar in the centre of the map, go down the ladder and talk to the Dark Road. You will need at least 25 DEX to advance and become a thief (rogue).

For second job advancement you will need to have at least level 30. Here is the list of recommended training spots and monsters:

• At levels 10-15: Snails, Slimes and Orange Mushrooms at Henesys Hunting Grounds.
• At levels 15-20: Shroom and Orange Mushroom at Mushroom Garden.
• At levels 20-25: Pigs and Ribbon Pigs at Pig Beach.
• At levels 23-30: Stirge at Transfer Area. 

At level 30 go back to the Jazz Bar in Kerning City. Speak to the Dark Lord. He'll give you a letter to give to the job advancement instructor near Kerning City. After giving the instructor the letter, you'll be given an errand to collect 30 Dark Marbles by defeating the monsters inside a special map. Be careful to stock your potions up before you start collecting the 30 Dark Marbles.

Once you've collected 30 Dark Marbles, talk to the instructor, and the instructor will award you with a Proof of a Hero. Go back to Kerning City's Jazz Bar, and talk to the Dark Lord once again, where then you'll advance as the Bandit or Assassin.

The Bandit chose to use daggers over a claw and throwing stars/knives. The Bandit is fast and agile class that uses weaker, yet lightning fast attacks to down enemies. Due to the short range of their weapon of choice, Bandits are forced to get very close to their targets. A Bandit's skillbook contains skills that play up their strengths.

The Assassin is the Thief that chose to use throwing-stars and knives as weapons of choice. The Assassin is agile and fast and able to attack from the air. They can't throw projectiles at close range, so they make up for it by being able to escape tight situations easily. Skills at the Assassin's disposal help the Assassin improve mastery of their weapons, such as Claw Booster and Claw Mastery.

At level 70 your character can advance once again, it is time for third job advancement! Speak to Arec at Chief Residence in El Nath. He will send you back to Kerning City to speak with The Dark Lord. The Dark Lord will give a quest to defeat his dark side. Locate the Door of Dimension found in Monkey Swamp II and enter the Path of the Glittering Crystal. At the end you'll be confronted by The Dark Lord's dark side. Defeat him and return to The Dark Lord with the Black Charm. He will give you the Necklace of Strength to show to Arec. Present it to Arec. Arec will tell you to go to the Holy Ground at the Snowfield from the door in Sharp Cliff II. Once there, sacrifice one Dark Crystal to answer five questions. Answer them all correctly and you'll be given the Necklace of Wisdom to return to Arec. Speak to Arec once more to complete your journey and he will advance your Assassin to Hermit or Bandit to Chief Bandit!

To do your fourth job advancement, at level 120, speak to Dark Lord. He will send you to see Hellin of Leafre. The job instructor will instruct you to return the Heroic Star and Heroic Pentagon. They are dropped by Manon and Griffey, or obtained through buying the Secret Letter of Spell from Vega and giving it to Chief Tatamo of Leafre. Either way, return the items to Hellin and she will complete your journey as a Hermit and advance you to Night Lord from Hermit or to Shadower from Chief Bandit!

Tips for the thieves

• This is the defensive class, a complete opposite of warriors.
• Though probably being the most expensive class to level, but also gain the most mesos in the process.

The Chief Bandit is probably the best job advancement in Maplestory. They have excellent attacking power, speed, and accuracy which make them a formidable class. The Chief Bandit's skill Meso Explosion allows the player to explode nearby mesos and deal damage to monsters.

Thieves can choose between ranged and melee, unlike the other classes, and they also have the second best amount of HP, armor and defence, but as a trade-off they lack MP; of which thieves generally need to use a lot, perhaps even more than mages. Also keep in mind, that because of the low level of STR you will be weak at the first 15-20 levels. Some believe this makes thief a bad choice as a first character.